The prospect of not having Neighbours legend and acting powerhouse Jackie Woodburne on our screens isn’t worth thinking about – and thankfully we don’t have to as the Susan Kennedy star has landed a new role.
In just over a week since Neighbours wrapped production for the second time, Jackie – who has portrayed Ramsay Street royalty Susan for 31 years – has already lined up a new part.
The soap titan has joined the cast of Imposter, a new four-part drama set in Australia that will see a family at war over a hotel when mum Helen refuses to sell up, despite her children demanding that she does so.
The soapy plot twists and turns follow, with Helen having had a secret daughter named Amanda, who she gave up for adoption decades earlier.
When Amanda unexpectedly shows up, Helen is delighted – but this is the just the beginning of what’s set to unfold.
Consider us intrigued and excited already.
Jackie will be starring opposite Coronation Street and Waterloo Road star Kym Marsh, who will play a key role in the Channel 5 drama.
Neighbours, which was axed by Channel 5 in 2022, returned to screens in 2013 when Amazon’s ad-supported free service Freevee swooped in to rescue it.
The daily escapades of Erinsborough residents thrilled fans for another two years before the decision was made by Amazon (in the wake of Freevee’s closure) not to renew Neighbours for another season.
Production wrapped on the long-running Aussie soap – a staple of daytime TV in the UK for 40 years – earlier this month, with the final episode slated to drop in December.
Discussing her time on the serial, Jackie said: ‘It’s impossible to measure the gratitude I feel for the gift of 30 years on Neighbours.
‘To do so I would have to calculate the number of extraordinary cast and crew I have been privileged to work with, count the number of laughs I have shared with them, measure the pride I feel for the diverse, dramatic (and sometimes outrageous!) storytelling we have all been a part of.
‘We are the best version of ‘family’. It has been a wild ride into a happy life. [I] wouldn’t change it for quids!’
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